Ecocriticism and the Nonhuman in African Arts : The Agency of the Extracted

Name: Ecocriticism and the Nonhuman in African Arts : The Agency of the Extracted
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

This innovative book examines the ways in which African photography, film, and literature are resisting environmental extractivism, using themes of interrelationality. Reminding us that we are all part of an interdependent collective, this book challenges us to act to reverse the extractivist plunder poised to render extinct most of what is presently known as the world.\nIn their work, African photographers, filmmakers, and writers are increasingly resisting global capitalism\u2019s extractivist ransacking of the African continent. In a continent responsible for only 3-4 per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions yet destined to face some of the harshest effects of the climate crisis, artists are taking as their starting point a sense of kinship with the nonhuman. Drawing on these African\n\nEcocriticism and the Nonhuman in African Arts\nThe Agency of the Extracted\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked serv;